diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20735e5d..a43363d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.8.3] - 2026-03-19
+
+### Added
+
+- **Plan reviews now guide you to the next step.** After running `/plan-ceo-review`, `/plan-eng-review`, or `/plan-design-review`, you get a recommendation for what to run next — eng review is always suggested as the required shipping gate, design review is suggested when UI changes are detected, and CEO review is softly mentioned for big product changes. No more remembering the workflow yourself.
+- **Reviews know when they're stale.** Each review now records the commit it was run at. The dashboard compares that against your current HEAD and tells you exactly how many commits have elapsed — "eng review may be stale — 13 commits since review" instead of guessing.
+- **`skip_eng_review` respected everywhere.** If you've opted out of eng review globally, the chaining recommendations won't nag you about it.
+- **Design review lite now tracks commits too.** The lightweight design check that runs inside `/review` and `/ship` gets the same staleness tracking as full reviews.
+
 ## [0.8.2] - 2026-03-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 100435be..ee94dd83 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.2
+0.8.3